Post by brewmaster on Feb 2, 2019 16:40:37 GMT

Heard an interview on BBC 6 music from Gilmour and he seems to have little attachment to many of his guitars

So it seems. For example as a wedding gift, David Gilmour gave Pratt a 1960 sunburst Fender Jazz bass guitar (once belonging to Gilmour’s old Joker’s Wild bandmate Rick Wills) that was in Gilmour’s collection and Pratt had repeatedly begged Gilmour to sell to him.

Post by henryj on Mar 3, 2019 21:50:27 GMT

Rocky, thanks for posting that. That was very interesting, albeit with some minor inaccuracies ("And She Loves You" not so minor) and omissions. I would have made note of the fact that the Resonet Futurama, with its three switches, was able to have all 7 pickup combinations. Yeah, I know, two to the third power is eight, but I'm not counting silence. Also, George's Epiphone Casino had a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, which John and Paul's Casinos did not have. Plus, George's two Gretsch Country Gentleman guitars had different muting systems from each other, one dial up and the other switch up.

Those are the only things I remember that were not in the comments.

Overall, however, VERY entertaining and informative.

Oh yeah, did the Rocky Strat have the original blue finish on the sides of the instrument?

Post by brewmaster on Mar 5, 2019 9:31:45 GMT

How cool that the Zenith guitar in the collection has the Hessey's sticker. That place was a Mecca for us lads back then, and I spent hours looking at the guitars in their Stanley Street shop.A minor niggle, the Hofner bass in the collection is the later model, with pickups at neck and bridge. Paul's first Hofner, from Hamburg 1961, had both p/ups at the neck, although he was, of course, given that second Hofner in 1963

Post by ROCKY on Mar 5, 2019 13:59:59 GMT

How cool that the Zenith guitar in the collection has the Hessey's sticker. That place was a Mecca for us lads back then, and I spent hours looking at the guitars in their Stanley Street shop.A minor niggle, the Hofner bass in the collection is the later model, with pickups at neck and bridge. Paul's first Hofner, from Hamburg 1961, had both p/ups at the neck, although he was, of course, given that second Hofner in 1963

True about the Hofner bass brew that's the one that was stolen. And I would love to have that Zenith model 17. That's the one I'm looking for now for my collection. They also forgot about George's first guitar which I have a copy.

1956 Egmond 105G / Rosetti 276

There also maybe a guitar that predates this one that they found. They are still checking on that one.

Post by henryj on Mar 6, 2019 12:57:23 GMT

Have I mentioned that I have a brother who has had every Beatle electric guitar they played from 1964 to early 1970? But with a few exceptions:Fender basses played by John and GeorgeThe Ric 360-12 new style, with the rounded top that George played on the 1966 tourThe Gibson ES-345 that George was pictured with in late 1965 or early 1966, although he does presently own an ES-335.That Ric 325 with f-holes that John was once pictured with.Don't know that he's ever had a light blue Stratocaster (though I recently saw his Rocky replica, a rather faithful re-creation).

He's had all the other Rics, Gibsons, and Fenders (yeah, a real mahogany rooftop Telecaster). And Hofner viol bass.

Post by ROCKY on Mar 6, 2019 15:13:42 GMT

He has a nice collection Henryj!

Also I've seen some Rocky replicas that have the first version of the guitar. This picture was taken for 'I Am The Walrus' 1968 and you will notice no printing on the guitar, BeBopBaloola, the writing on the balls, and the Clapton head not on the headstock. Those additions George made later.

Oh and one more little thing the video Rocky got wrong. George had put the tone knob where the volume knob was.So it should be tone-tone-volume not like in the video.

Post by henryj on Mar 7, 2019 3:24:58 GMT

Also I've seen some Rocky replicas that have the first version of the guitar. This picture was taken for 'I Am The Walrus' 1968 and you will notice no printing on the guitar, BeBopBaloola, the writing on the balls, and the Clapton head not on the headstock. Those additions George made later.

Oh and one more little thing the video Rocky got wrong. George had put the tone knob where the volume knob was.So it should be tone-tone-volume not like in the video.

Actually, he's never had them all at one time. He trades them in according to, I suppose, his whims.

All the Rocky Strats I have seen have a volume and tone control in the wrong places. I know my brother's does/did.